In Christ, you are bound. Bound to mercy. Bound to grace. Bound to a God who won’t let you go. And because of that, you are free—gloriously, joyfully free.
06/02/25
The baptized do not celebrate sin—they grieve it.
05/30/25
When Jesus ascends, he does so, bearing gifts for you.
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05/09/17
Likewise, when God says, "Do this and you will live," we go about under the illusion that we have the ability to accomplish what God demands of us.
05/08/17
Beware the lament, dear readers, that is not soothed with the good-goods of Jesus.
05/05/17
Jesus didn’t lie. He was called to preach to Israel. He would send His disciples out into the world. But that didn’t mean His message wasn’t for all.
05/03/17
I'm always surprised to hear people say, “If I could do it all again, I wouldn’t change a thing.” But we’re all sinners and we all sin every day.
05/02/17
You can talk to me about how Jesus is really forgiving and how you want me around, but what happens when things don’t change in a month?
04/21/17
To see faith as a noun in Christianity, one must ask the question of what is faith and whence does it come?
04/18/17
Put to death by God's Word of Law, we are then raised to new life by God's Word of Gospel.
04/17/17
Quid pro quo, you scratch my back and I will scratch yours. It tends to be the way we humans operate.
04/14/17
Have you ever wondered, of all the adjectives we could use to describe this day why in the world we chose the word “good?” Yeah, me too.
04/14/17
The story of Christ crucified has a happy ending. Jesus has conquered the grave. He beat the death rap.
04/12/17
The creation is one of God’s good gifts and being cut off from nature and wild places, as we often are in the modern world, is probably not so good for us.
04/07/17
He reminds them how his love is truly marvelous and unconditional, but then, he looks them in the eyes, and says they ought to do better because of his love.
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